I decided to make a shotty film of my walk from my apartment to the train station yesterday, so everyone could see the snow, hear how intensely quite Japan is, and see a little bit of my neighborhood.
The amount of snow that hit Nagoya over the weekend was record breaking for the last 4 decades. I feel really lucky to have been able to witness it, since I guess, it didn't even snow at all last year! We got about 5 inches within 24 hours. I was totally elated. And call me crazy, but I think even though yesterday was one of the coldest years in Nagoya's history, it seemed a lot warmer. I didn't even use my heater or fill my hot water bottle up before bed.
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| Snow at the entrance of my apartment |
I love snow. I don't know if it's because I've only lived in areas where snow is but a distant dream, because I associate snow with going to my grandparent's house in Indiana and all the innocent, fun and simple memories from playing in it with them, or just because snow seems really unnaturally beautiful to me.
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| My friend's picture of behind their house |
It was a special treat to see snow resting atop all the Japanese style gardens in people's yards here too, and taking long, cold naps on the Japanese tiled roofs.
Today, the snow is melting and turning into mush beneath my feet, soaking into the sides of my flimsy boots and freezing my feet. My heater is on full blast and I am again numb with the cold in my apartment. I guess its time to go make some hot tea.
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